at least 2,000 per country, nationally representative of the online population
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How important do you think it is to create a world fully powered by renewable energy (by this we mean energy is
produced in a way where there is limited or no impact on the climate)?"
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Global public opinion on the importance of renewable energy by age 2017
This statistic presents the share of people who think it is important to create a world fully powered by renewable energy as of 2017, by age group. Some ** percent of respondents aged 55 years and above stated that they think it is important to create a world fully powered by renewable energy.
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